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Friday, May 4, 2012

The Porch

Our
porch is FINALLY (I can't emphasize the word finally enough!) getting worked on. Our contractor had some personal issues recently that put our project on hold for way too long. Now he's finally at it again. Good thing, because It was really gettin' old climbing a ladder to go into the house! I'm sorry to say that this is the last picture I have of the porch before it's very recent improvements but you can see the ladder and get the idea.

And here it is in it's current state. Not quite done, but a definite improvement.

The stairs are temporary but they'll be the same size. They're almost done with the decorative bits and then we still need railings and paint. I still haven't decided on the exterior paint. The exterior paint at the front of the house is not as fresh as I'd like so I'll probably do a light cream.

The porch ceiling will be a classic light blue shade. I always wondered why porch ceilings in older houses were always blue until I read Carrie's post about it. Some very interesting theories on the matter. We're just going to go ahead and stick with the tradition. Once the painting is done we'll have to figure out furniture. We have a small set that we've had for a while which might have to suffice for now...what with budget constraints and all. Here's some inspiration pictures for what I hope the porch will look like someday.

This is going to be gorgeous. I love that you put in square columns. A house is being built around the corner from me, and they put in those round ones...can I knock on the door and tell them that I think they made the wrong choice?

I completely vouch for porch curtains! We have them in ours and it's the only way we can enjoy the porch after 3 pm when the sun is setting. Otherwise it's too bright and hot. We have a screened-in, which helps protect them, but I just tie them up and place them off to one side when we're not using them. That keeps them clean and from billowing around too much.